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white house press secretary jay carney pointed the finger at republicans. >> you can't get everything you want and hold your breath. what we experienced and what we continue to experience is the adamant refusal of republicans led by house republicans to accept that millionaires and billionaires ought to be part of the deal. >> because slew of other issues are likely to go untouched. dana bash is on capitol hill and what's some of the other legislation that they could or should tackle? >> reporter: i've been talking to sources and my sense is that the thing that tell they'll do addition to making sure the congress is funded which is congress' basic function is deal with the farm bill. and that is a very big piece of lemgs larks aegislation and it s in two week. it is aid to people who really ned t need the money and the food the most. so the most likely thing they'll do is at least a one year extension and perhaps some help for drought stricken cattle rank rangers and farmers. >> a lot of those swing states are big in agriculture. we say shortfall session. how short is short? >> the ho
white house press secretary jay carney pointed the finger at republicans. >> you can't get everything you want and hold your breath. what we experienced and what we continue to experience is the adamant refusal of republicans led by house republicans to accept that millionaires and billionaires ought to be part of the deal. >> because slew of other issues are likely to go untouched. dana bash is on capitol hill and what's some of the other legislation that they could or should...
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and he since has been receiving regular updates according to the white house spokesman jay carney. we do know, wolf, he's expected to address this, to actually come out before the cameras, perhaps, and give some sort of statement to speak to this. he's been in touch with the governor of connecticut. he's been in touch with his fbi director. the white house has been waiting to get a firmer grasp on the facts. as you know, it is a very fluid situation and the president certainly wants to know he has a firm grasp on the facts of the case, what is going on before he addresses the nation, wolf. >> it looks like this may be the worst mass killing at a school in u.s. history, based on the information i'm getting over here. columbine high school, littleton, colorado, back in 1999, dylan klebold and eric harris killed 12 fellow students and one teach brother before committing suicide in the school library. in this case, john king reporting close to 30, we believe, are now dead. and 18 to 20 of them children, if those numbers hold up. this looks like it could be the worst mass killing in ame
and he since has been receiving regular updates according to the white house spokesman jay carney. we do know, wolf, he's expected to address this, to actually come out before the cameras, perhaps, and give some sort of statement to speak to this. he's been in touch with the governor of connecticut. he's been in touch with his fbi director. the white house has been waiting to get a firmer grasp on the facts. as you know, it is a very fluid situation and the president certainly wants to know he...
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i'm demanding you tell me, obama administration, jay carney, susan rice, why you tell me you did have an affirmative answer. you didn't come out and tell me you don't know. instead, you told me you did have an answer. you said it was a spontaneous attack in response to a video, and don't act like that didn't have a cost, by the way. they paraded a man out on a perp walk two created some silly video so over jihadi knows not only who he is but where he lives. that has a cost. i'm asking them to explain to me not why they didn't have the answers but why they did. >> you can't expect to have all the answers in just a matter of moments. >> i don't think i said that. >> all right. go ahead, lz. >> don, if i will, i don't see how you can't look at this situation and see both parties are hugely at fault. president obama, his administration, they needed to be more thoughtful in how they actually addressed this issue and addressed this tragedy. but we cannot pretend as if romney, whose future administration called foreign policy a distraction, who on video said that he didn't care and was going
i'm demanding you tell me, obama administration, jay carney, susan rice, why you tell me you did have an affirmative answer. you didn't come out and tell me you don't know. instead, you told me you did have an answer. you said it was a spontaneous attack in response to a video, and don't act like that didn't have a cost, by the way. they paraded a man out on a perp walk two created some silly video so over jihadi knows not only who he is but where he lives. that has a cost. i'm asking them to...
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but when asked about the ad today, white house press secretary jay carney told reporters, i still haven't seen the . i've read about it. i don't speak for a third party group. obama campaign spokeswoman doubled down. we have no involvement with any ads that are done by priorities usa. all right. priorities usa is the super pac that paid for this ad. now, super pacs are not allowed by law to coordinate with campaigns. and bill burton, head of priorities usa, denies any coordination. >> the campaign is doing what the campaign is doing. but to suggest that we would be mixing those two i think is a distortion of what the campaign finance laws are and what would possibly even happen here. >> okay. here's the rub, though. bill burton and the president are tight. bill burton served as president obama's national press secretary during his first presidential campaign and then when he won as deputy press secretary in the obama white house. a job that he left to start priorities usa. bill burton knows the president's ethics very well and it is fair to hold him up to this standard. a any ad bill burt
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a realistic proposal that achieves that. >> and there you had jay carney yesterday talking about tax rates there. that basically what it comes down to right now, republicans are going to be forced into a corner on whether or not they raise rates, tax rates, on the wealthy. let the bush tax cuts expire for those who are making over $250,000. and democrats are going to have to come to the table and perhaps give in on entitlement reform on medicare, medicaid, and some of these other programs that have really been sacrosanct to the democratic party. >> and just very quickly, mark, we're seeing a lot of public rhetoric, but there are talks, negotiations going on between the staffs of all these politicians in washington. is that pretty much how it works? we get the upfront and behind the scenes is where they do the real work? >> we'll show the photo-ops when we see president obama and the congressional leaders get together like we did on november 16th. really the hard work is done by the staff on capitol hill, and from the white house. we saw that happen over the thanksgiving week. it was
a realistic proposal that achieves that. >> and there you had jay carney yesterday talking about tax rates there. that basically what it comes down to right now, republicans are going to be forced into a corner on whether or not they raise rates, tax rates, on the wealthy. let the bush tax cuts expire for those who are making over $250,000. and democrats are going to have to come to the table and perhaps give in on entitlement reform on medicare, medicaid, and some of these other programs...
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jay carney the briefing and then in a gaggle on the way out to kro saying that the charges and the welfare ad are categorically false and blatantly dishonest and the obama re-election campaign releasing a web ad to fight back. >> have you seen this ad claiming that the president would end welfare's work requirements, and nbc calls it dubious and they are right. it is false. the washingt post says that the obama administration is not removing the bill's work requirements at all. states have to increase the number of people moving from welfare to work. in fact, romney asks for even more flexibility when he was governor. romney, flexible on welfare and the truth. >> so there you are, don. the welfare wars, and what is interesting here is that the white house oftentimes will not respond directly to any of the campaign ads out there any time that you will ask these questions at a briefing, they will say talk to the campaign, but in this case, the white house spokesman jay carney says that this is involving the president's policy that he believes is false, and what the president has done and the
jay carney the briefing and then in a gaggle on the way out to kro saying that the charges and the welfare ad are categorically false and blatantly dishonest and the obama re-election campaign releasing a web ad to fight back. >> have you seen this ad claiming that the president would end welfare's work requirements, and nbc calls it dubious and they are right. it is false. the washingt post says that the obama administration is not removing the bill's work requirements at all. states...
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let's hear what white house hou press secretary jay carney said. >> we have underscored how serious a problem these actions are. we have said clearly these actions could have consequences for our relationship, including regarding our assistance programs. so we'll continue to work with the egyptians. >> michael, serious consequences. we're talking about 1.3 billion in u.s. aid to the military in egypt and also billions of dollars of loans like the financial institutions in the u.s., so they're not in a position to let this aid go through, so the united states und. there was a military convention in town talking about this. and now you heard him say this could have serious consequences. >> this is the second biggest recipient. out of the americans who might be tried. some of them are taking refuge -- they haven't even been notified of the charges. they've heard through sources and media reports, that they hope they'll be charged with something. but really right now they're not sure. officials thought this woop -- >> nobody really understands why, with everything going on right now, the
let's hear what white house hou press secretary jay carney said. >> we have underscored how serious a problem these actions are. we have said clearly these actions could have consequences for our relationship, including regarding our assistance programs. so we'll continue to work with the egyptians. >> michael, serious consequences. we're talking about 1.3 billion in u.s. aid to the military in egypt and also billions of dollars of loans like the financial institutions in the u.s.,...
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first of all, i notice what jay carney said. it was very deliberate and it was very specific. he talked about intentional leaking. when they investigate this and they accuse the white house of leaking, are they saying that they believe it's intentional or maybe this is just something that's happening accidentally? >> well, i think, suzanne, as you know, the president has enormous capabilities when it comes to classifying and declassifying information. and so the accusation is really that the president is using his power, some five months away from an election, to sort of let information slip which we've just heard the white house is denying. but when you see things come out like these articles last week that senator feinstein and senator mccain were referring to, they have detailed information about meetings that were so secretive and with so few people in them that the idea is the president had to say it was okay to go ahead and give information to certain reporters, details about these highly classified programs, otherwise it just wouldn't have happened. so that's the infere
first of all, i notice what jay carney said. it was very deliberate and it was very specific. he talked about intentional leaking. when they investigate this and they accuse the white house of leaking, are they saying that they believe it's intentional or maybe this is just something that's happening accidentally? >> well, i think, suzanne, as you know, the president has enormous capabilities when it comes to classifying and declassifying information. and so the accusation is really that...
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at the white house, spokesman jay carney got hit with a slew of questions, specifically about this, about libya. i mensed bi edmentioned that bie were not told our people in libya were asking for more security. here is a little bit of what jay carney said on that. >> -- no one who testified about this matter suggested that requests for additional security were made to the president or the white house. these are issues appropriately that are handled by security professionals at the state department. that's what he was talking about. >> jill, does that explanation pass the smell test, that the president didn't know, the vice president didn't know, the state department's purview here. >> when you get into the requests that were going back quite a ways, yeah, that probably does pass the test in the sense that the president is not going to get involved in, let's say, a request for three or five additional personnel in benghazi, which wasn't even -- wasn't an embassy, wasn't a consulate, it was a temporary mission. there is no way that the president could keep on track of that. now, later, were
at the white house, spokesman jay carney got hit with a slew of questions, specifically about this, about libya. i mensed bi edmentioned that bie were not told our people in libya were asking for more security. here is a little bit of what jay carney said on that. >> -- no one who testified about this matter suggested that requests for additional security were made to the president or the white house. these are issues appropriately that are handled by security professionals at the state...
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but now the obama administration through the white house spokesman jay carney has said look, we've told egypt there could be repercussions for this continued prosecution. but some congressmen as you mention want there to be more action above just the threats. they all, about 41 republicans and democrats, signed off on this letter to secretaries panetta, clinton, and egyptian's military leader to say look, we want to cut all funding off until these prosecutions are dropped against these american aid workers. yuan? >> dicey situation, chris lawrence live at the pentagon. thank you. also overseas, an important milestone today amid the chaos in syria. the united states announced it's pulling out its remaining staff. ar wal damon is monitoring the situation from bay ru, lebanon. >> reporter: john, the u.s. has been concerned about security around the embassy for quite some time especially following is the attacks in damascus that happened in december and january. believed to be attributed to a group that is loosely linked to al qaeda. they had been asking the syrian government for additional
but now the obama administration through the white house spokesman jay carney has said look, we've told egypt there could be repercussions for this continued prosecution. but some congressmen as you mention want there to be more action above just the threats. they all, about 41 republicans and democrats, signed off on this letter to secretaries panetta, clinton, and egyptian's military leader to say look, we want to cut all funding off until these prosecutions are dropped against these american...
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does include allowing for the possibility of use of force, but here at the white house today, jay carney made clear the white house's position hasn't changed. they still don't support arming the insurgents or rebels in syria, and still are looking at diplomatic options for pressing for assad to go there. >> this is tough, but if you talk to activists in syria, those here trying to help the activists, they say the u.n. sent in a tiny number of observers. that's why people are still being killed. they say, listen here, they say the administration is talking but talk they say is cheap. listen. >> the assad regime is on its last legs. pressure is increasing. the economy is crumbling. >> i am convinced that assad's days are numbered. i just regret deeply that there will be more killing before he finally goes. >> it is not a question of when assad leaves or if assad leaves, it is a question of when. he has lost legitimacy of his people. >> that takes us through february and march. are they worried through end of april, there's a credibility question here? >> john, they keep pointing out, inter
does include allowing for the possibility of use of force, but here at the white house today, jay carney made clear the white house's position hasn't changed. they still don't support arming the insurgents or rebels in syria, and still are looking at diplomatic options for pressing for assad to go there. >> this is tough, but if you talk to activists in syria, those here trying to help the activists, they say the u.n. sent in a tiny number of observers. that's why people are still being...
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jay carney says the criteria is the same for all states asking for assistance. >> the same question has the where with all to handle storm recovery on its own. fema has a lot of regional offices, a lot of presence on the ground in these affected states. the evaluation process continues. >> for these illinois families, adding to the heart break, new headaches as they look to start over. illinois governor pat quinn contacted the department of homeland security and informed janet napolitano they will appeal. it's surprising to know it's not the dollar cost of damage that determines federal aid. it's like the size of the state and the number of people there with insurance. w wolf. >> interesting stuff. thanks very, very much. let's get back to jack for the cafferty file. >>> how much will rising gas prices affect your vote for president? they keep going up. they won't. if a president had a choice, they would never go above $2 in an election year. >> i saw my first gas line this weekend. it wasn't like the '70s but a long wait for the cheapest gas in the hood. it may affect my vote. don in s
jay carney says the criteria is the same for all states asking for assistance. >> the same question has the where with all to handle storm recovery on its own. fema has a lot of regional offices, a lot of presence on the ground in these affected states. the evaluation process continues. >> for these illinois families, adding to the heart break, new headaches as they look to start over. illinois governor pat quinn contacted the department of homeland security and informed janet...
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>> wolf, white house press secretary jay carney says the discussions are going on. not many details, though. it appears those discussions are largely internal administration discussions, because there are a number of progressive catholics who have told cnn they have not been consulted thus far on any possible compromise. we do know that the white house is looking for support, trying to shore up support among women's groups and women's health advocacy groups, as this political battle over this heats up. the obama's decision to make employer including religiously affiliated ones to provide coverage for contraception has spawned a game of tug of war. they're looking at the policy that would apply to employers like catholic universities, hospitals and charities. >> look at what obamacare is already spawning. >> it's a violation of conscience. >> white house press secretary jay carney fired back at the a man the obama campaign is preparing to face in the general election. >> former governor of massachusetts is at on messenger on there, given that the services that this r
>> wolf, white house press secretary jay carney says the discussions are going on. not many details, though. it appears those discussions are largely internal administration discussions, because there are a number of progressive catholics who have told cnn they have not been consulted thus far on any possible compromise. we do know that the white house is looking for support, trying to shore up support among women's groups and women's health advocacy groups, as this political battle over...
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jay carney said, look, he has to refer even that question to the department of justice and the pentagon who are investigating this. so, again, they're not answering a lot of the questions out of here because they say the investigations, they're continuing, ted. >> what about mike morell, will he replace david petraeus as cia director or have you heard of any other names being thrown out there? >> right, all of this is folding into the cabinet reshuffling and the administration personnel game. right now, what i am told consistently is that current homeland security adviser john brennan for whom the president, of course, has enormous admiration and worked with -- from the very beginning of the administration, that essentially if brennan wants the job, it could be brennan's job, but there is no clarity about whether or not brennan would want that job and that current acting director mike morell, who was elevated to that role, would be the second other likely replacement if adviser brennan did not want the job. so those are the two top candidates to replace petraeus at this point. >> okay.
jay carney said, look, he has to refer even that question to the department of justice and the pentagon who are investigating this. so, again, they're not answering a lot of the questions out of here because they say the investigations, they're continuing, ted. >> what about mike morell, will he replace david petraeus as cia director or have you heard of any other names being thrown out there? >> right, all of this is folding into the cabinet reshuffling and the administration...
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i asked jay carney today about this strategy of perhaps avoiding headlines. he laughed off the suggestion. -- narrated by tom hanks oscar-winning director. is the everyday defense of the president's record not getting through? >> are you suggesting i'm no tom hanks? [ laughter ] >> i would refer you to the campaign. i think as a matter of broad principle, as someone in the communications business, as you are, that we take advantage of every opportunity we can to explain the president's policies, explain his positions, describe his vision for the country moving forward. that would apply both as i discuss those matters of policy from here, and i'm sure -- not speaking for the campaign, but i'm taking a wild guess that that's the approach they take. >> reporter: so jay carney jokeses about the approach, wolf, but some republicans certainly aren't, a spokeswoman for the rnc saying voters don't need a movie trailer or documentary to learn about the president's records, blaming him for unemployment -- the unemployment rate, the national debt and for high gas prices
i asked jay carney today about this strategy of perhaps avoiding headlines. he laughed off the suggestion. -- narrated by tom hanks oscar-winning director. is the everyday defense of the president's record not getting through? >> are you suggesting i'm no tom hanks? [ laughter ] >> i would refer you to the campaign. i think as a matter of broad principle, as someone in the communications business, as you are, that we take advantage of every opportunity we can to explain the...
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this was something jay carney was pressed on in the briefing yesterday was what about gun legislation? this is something that the president has talked about in loose terms but has not proposed specifics on. part of that is when you look at congress, even democrats, there isn't a will to pass any sort of gun control legislation. it is an issue really falling off the list of priorities of things to do. this was the case in his last term. this is the expectation in the next term. and it's unclear if this shooting will really further that. we have seen as i mentioned almost this sort of litany of these forable tragedies, none of which have pushed forward any sort of gun legislation in response to them. so there will be a lot of questions about how the federal government responds to this, john, but at this point it is unclear and there really aren't any specifics there about whether something new would be proposed, may continuing to push existing legislation. we just don't know. >> reporter: yeah, he used the words meaningful action yesterday. mayor michael bloomberg a fierce gun controlle
this was something jay carney was pressed on in the briefing yesterday was what about gun legislation? this is something that the president has talked about in loose terms but has not proposed specifics on. part of that is when you look at congress, even democrats, there isn't a will to pass any sort of gun control legislation. it is an issue really falling off the list of priorities of things to do. this was the case in his last term. this is the expectation in the next term. and it's unclear...
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white house press secretary jay carn carney, funny guy, later joked that the workers were drilling for oil as part of the president's initiative. >>> for a look at all these stories, head to cnn.com/earlystart. >> very smart. >> put on your bathing suits, go play. was it warm out there? thank you, christine. >> you're welcome. >>> the tough cleanup continues after a dozen tornadoes tore through the dallas-ft. worth suburbs. we're going to go to alexandra steele, live in atlanta with the latest for us. nice to see you. >> good more than, guys. they have gone out, 11 now confirmed tornadoes but they say the number could be as high as 15. here's a look at what we know so far, the kenyondale-arlington tornado, maximum sustained winds, 135. on the ground for 4.6 miles. the lancaster/dallas, ef-2 intensity, maximum sustained winds 130, on the ground for 7.1 miles. and the ef-3 in forney, texas, maximum winds of 150 miles an hour and on the ground for 8 miles. we have tornado watches including jackson, mississippi, new orleans, birmingham, atlanta, also could be under the gun. right now, thou
white house press secretary jay carn carney, funny guy, later joked that the workers were drilling for oil as part of the president's initiative. >>> for a look at all these stories, head to cnn.com/earlystart. >> very smart. >> put on your bathing suits, go play. was it warm out there? thank you, christine. >> you're welcome. >>> the tough cleanup continues after a dozen tornadoes tore through the dallas-ft. worth suburbs. we're going to go to alexandra...
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jay carney making it clear, at the end of last week, the decisions on security issues, security matters, consulates and embassies around the world that falls under the portfolio of the state department and it's something that the white house would not know about in terms of every move. and so this sort of backs that up. for the critics going after the obama administration saying that they've dropped the ball on libya, i don't think that's going to take care of this. as you pointed out a while ago the president did not answer a question on this but that will come up tonight in some form and the president will have to deal with it. >> paul steinhauser, let's bring you in. the town hall format, questions from voters themselves and it makes it harder for the president to be aggressive with mitt romney. what are the things to look out for tonight? >> exactly. something dan and i were talking about. the president has to tiptoe between being aggressive and play together audience. that's the first of the five things we're looking at, playing to the audience, connecting with the audience. a diff
jay carney making it clear, at the end of last week, the decisions on security issues, security matters, consulates and embassies around the world that falls under the portfolio of the state department and it's something that the white house would not know about in terms of every move. and so this sort of backs that up. for the critics going after the obama administration saying that they've dropped the ball on libya, i don't think that's going to take care of this. as you pointed out a while...
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the closest white house spokesman jay carney would go is to repeat the phrase "the president is committed to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon." jim walsh joins us now this morning. good morning to you. you're one of a handful of americans who have traveled to both iran for nuclear issues. should they set a red line? >> i actually think they have set a red line. it's not where the israeli wants it to be. it's not as precise as he wants it to be, but the red line is there. president obama has said on repeated occasions that an iranian nuclear weapon is unacceptable. and so if they move from where they are now, which is sort of a rough capability, to a bomb decision, saying yes, we're going to take that capability and translate it into an actual working weapon, that's the red line that the president has announced and i would expect he would act at that point. >> iran has been saying all along -- it's been denying that it aims to build a nuclear bomb, saying that the program is for energy and medical use. the white house doesn't really believe this, does it? >> well, i think there
the closest white house spokesman jay carney would go is to repeat the phrase "the president is committed to prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon." jim walsh joins us now this morning. good morning to you. you're one of a handful of americans who have traveled to both iran for nuclear issues. should they set a red line? >> i actually think they have set a red line. it's not where the israeli wants it to be. it's not as precise as he wants it to be, but the red line is...
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. >> even the president is on the plane going to milwaukee right now and jay carney is talking to reporters about the highlights of the press. check this out, with 10 seconds to go, the harvard grad has gone from a bench warmer to overnight sensation shocking everybody. lin says he likes having the ball at the end of the game, alison. after that -- >> i need to get to a knicks' game fast. >> i know. i know. >> i don't think anyone is going to argue, this guy is really amazing. you can call it a lin-ing streak. i had to do another one. >> he's bringing fun back to the nba when it really needed it. >> thank you, alison. >>> rick santorum calls the obama administration snobs and elitist. that's coming up. so skin feels pure and healthy. [ female announcer ] from neutrogena® naturals. so skin feels pure and healthy. weight loss programs can be expensive. so to save some money, i just got the popular girls from the local middle school to follow me around. ew. seriously? so gross. ew. seriously? that is so gross. ew. seriously? dude that is so totally gross. so gross...i know. there's an easier
. >> even the president is on the plane going to milwaukee right now and jay carney is talking to reporters about the highlights of the press. check this out, with 10 seconds to go, the harvard grad has gone from a bench warmer to overnight sensation shocking everybody. lin says he likes having the ball at the end of the game, alison. after that -- >> i need to get to a knicks' game fast. >> i know. i know. >> i don't think anyone is going to argue, this guy is really...
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carney said, susan rice, u.n. ambassador. and that's something i think is still out there and is going to be investigated and debated for some time. >> well, in this particular debate, that's going to take place tonight. in this particular format, i mean, the undecided voters are going to be asking the questions. they're not going to get into the weeds like that, right? >> right. >> so how much will it actually help or hurt anyone? >> well, look, it's just kind of a drum beat in the back drop. yeah, the town hall debates are a little bit of a wild card. you don't know what people are going to ask. the questions are not always formulated the way journalists would formulate them, knowing kind of -- living the details of all of the stories. and yet as the respondent, you have to kind of appear empathetic and concerned. probably the most memorable moment from any of the town hall debates was george h.w. bush looking at his watch while someone was asking the question, kind of out of luck, out of time in his case. >> so
carney said, susan rice, u.n. ambassador. and that's something i think is still out there and is going to be investigated and debated for some time. >> well, in this particular debate, that's going to take place tonight. in this particular format, i mean, the undecided voters are going to be asking the questions. they're not going to get into the weeds like that, right? >> right. >> so how much will it actually help or hurt anyone? >> well, look, it's just kind of a drum...
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carney says, doesn't go as far as ambassador rice but clearly when he was pointing to the role of this videotape, which has been completely disproven. what was the role of the white house in this? >> the role of the white house was to convey the information that we were receiving from our intelligence people on the ground and in the area. and that's what we've done throughout. no one has an interest in obscuring facts about this. the president, of all people, wants all the facts so that he can act on them and make sure that in the future if there were deficiencies that we address them. the other thing is, and the primary task is to find those who are responsible and bring them to justice. we work with the facts that we have. as the facts emerge, the white house and state department have shared them. now the task should be to ask what do we need to do in the future to guard against this kind of a situation? one thing we shouldn't do, however, soledad, is what paul ryan and the republicans in congress have suggested, which is to cut back on funding for the security of these facilities. >
carney says, doesn't go as far as ambassador rice but clearly when he was pointing to the role of this videotape, which has been completely disproven. what was the role of the white house in this? >> the role of the white house was to convey the information that we were receiving from our intelligence people on the ground and in the area. and that's what we've done throughout. no one has an interest in obscuring facts about this. the president, of all people, wants all the facts so that...
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and here's the take from white house press secretary jay carney. >> let me say that this advertisement is categorically false and it is blatantly dishonest. >> reporter: now, the obama campaign is also hard at work responding to this latest line of attack from the romney campaign. they put out this letter. we'll put it up on screen for you, wolf. it shows that back in 2005 mitt romney when he was governor of massachusetts along with other republican governors across the country sent a letter to congress seeking waivers of their own in implementing the welfare program in their individual states. the goal in that letter it states is to help move people from welfare to work and the obama campaign is also pointing out that when mitt romney was governor of massachusetts, he supported a program that provided car insurance and aaa automobile coverage to welfare recipients who received donated cars. the romney campaign said that that program actually saved money when he was governor of massachusetts. but really, wolf, this is part of a larger theme from the romney campaign. and romney's been h
and here's the take from white house press secretary jay carney. >> let me say that this advertisement is categorically false and it is blatantly dishonest. >> reporter: now, the obama campaign is also hard at work responding to this latest line of attack from the romney campaign. they put out this letter. we'll put it up on screen for you, wolf. it shows that back in 2005 mitt romney when he was governor of massachusetts along with other republican governors across the country sent...
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when asked about the probe, white house spokesman jay carney brushed off the allegations. >>> legendary singer eta james is out of the hospital. the "at last" singer was released thursday. she's battling the final stages of leukemia. her attorney wrote that james is nearing the end of her time. but she's a tough lady. we certainly wish her the best. >>> after seven seasons, the hallmark channel is canceling the martha stewart show. re-runs will air until the summer. in the past it was a star in the cable network. it earned two daytime emmy awards in the first two seasons, but recently the ratings for the show have dropped. stewart fans, though, you don't have to worry, the lifestyle experts to the hallmark channel are already in talks of developing a new program. >>> outraged in indonesia, sparks an unusual national protest. a police station in jakarta overwhelmed with people dumping flip-flops over the brutal treatment of a teenager. joining me is nadia with details. dumping flip-flops. what's the significance? >> the significance of the flip-flops is this week a 15-year-old boy was se
when asked about the probe, white house spokesman jay carney brushed off the allegations. >>> legendary singer eta james is out of the hospital. the "at last" singer was released thursday. she's battling the final stages of leukemia. her attorney wrote that james is nearing the end of her time. but she's a tough lady. we certainly wish her the best. >>> after seven seasons, the hallmark channel is canceling the martha stewart show. re-runs will air until the summer....
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carney, the white house press secretary in a statement, don, there are differences, but they can work through them and the real question i think now is how close are they going to cut it? are they going to take it to the very edge. we heard from harry reid, he said they won't wait until the last day of september, and house minority leader nancy pelosi said the goal is to get it done before christmas. we should be so lucky. >> we should be so lucky. holidays are coming up. it is a beautiful back grdrop b you look a little chilly. >> it is a little cold. >> brianna keilar, thank you. >>> what do fiscal cliff talks mean for your money? for your 401(k)? wall street investors might get nervous if talks aren't wrapped up quickly. i want to bring in time magazine's assistant managing editor, rana faruhar. you say some key people are worried next about what is coming up with stocks and bonds, why is that? >> a lot of the top investors in country see that the market has been down. there are major worries still about the fiscal cliff. i wish i could be as optimistic as some, but frankly i'm bec
carney, the white house press secretary in a statement, don, there are differences, but they can work through them and the real question i think now is how close are they going to cut it? are they going to take it to the very edge. we heard from harry reid, he said they won't wait until the last day of september, and house minority leader nancy pelosi said the goal is to get it done before christmas. we should be so lucky. >> we should be so lucky. holidays are coming up. it is a...
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>> as jay carney said, it puts them on record as supporting or not supporting wealthy americans paying their fair share. they are hopeful the pressure causes republicans on capitol hill to have a change of heart. i can tell you, this push is coming under criticism from republicans. some of them saying this is nothing than just a gimmick. we heard from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell saying sadly, an administration that won't take a person off the unemployment line. the sense is the president should be focusing on those things not raising taxes on wealthy americans. >> dan lothian, live at the white house, when they join president obama in the white house, we'll go back there live. >> we have a riveted account of what it was like during the white house "situation room" during the osama bin laden raid. details you have never heard before. that's next. >>> can technology save detroit? a group of businessmen hope so. in fact, they are banking on it. . we've got to protect the environment. the economists make some good points. we need safer energy. [announcer:] who's right? they all
>> as jay carney said, it puts them on record as supporting or not supporting wealthy americans paying their fair share. they are hopeful the pressure causes republicans on capitol hill to have a change of heart. i can tell you, this push is coming under criticism from republicans. some of them saying this is nothing than just a gimmick. we heard from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell saying sadly, an administration that won't take a person off the unemployment line. the sense is the...
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what's interesting and we pressed jay carney on this during the briefing. he said that the president would veto an across the board extension. i asked him, what about if the threshold were $1 million. what it for americans making $1 million and less instead of $250,000 or less. it appears the door is left open there. he said he wouldn't negotiate the particulars on that one. >> nancy pelosi, the democratic leader in the house, chuck schumer, the democratic senator from new york want the threshold to be $1 million, not the $250,000 threshold that the president has been pushing for. brianna keilar is at the white house. thank you. let's dig a little bit deeper with our senior congressional correspondent dana bash and gloria borger. why is the president trying to frame this debate right now? >> because it works for him. and they also understand that summer is the time, when you're heading into a presidential election, when people's notions about who the candidates are really crystallizes. and they believe if they resurrect this fairness argument, which has wor
what's interesting and we pressed jay carney on this during the briefing. he said that the president would veto an across the board extension. i asked him, what about if the threshold were $1 million. what it for americans making $1 million and less instead of $250,000 or less. it appears the door is left open there. he said he wouldn't negotiate the particulars on that one. >> nancy pelosi, the democratic leader in the house, chuck schumer, the democratic senator from new york want the...
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. >> here's what jay carney said during a white house press conference. listen. >> it is important to remember that 95 to 97% of the missions the u.s. forces embark on in afghanistan, they do so with their afghan partners. we're talking about thousands and thousands of operations that proceed successfully with afghan partners. >> so you talk a little bit about how one important role is vetting everybody ahead of time, but what's the role of understanding culture, do you think, and is that done as well as it could be done? >> well, it's important. it's something we've worked on, particularly in the last two or three years, trying to -- i've been to training centers in our military bases here in the u.s. that train specifically for that. look, there's a limitation. it is a vastly, vastly different culture. our service men and women do an amazing job of understanding it, of working with the local afghan people, of understanding what their concerns are. there's no way to perfectly do that. we're talking about two vastly different cultures. and, again, i think
. >> here's what jay carney said during a white house press conference. listen. >> it is important to remember that 95 to 97% of the missions the u.s. forces embark on in afghanistan, they do so with their afghan partners. we're talking about thousands and thousands of operations that proceed successfully with afghan partners. >> so you talk a little bit about how one important role is vetting everybody ahead of time, but what's the role of understanding culture, do you think,...
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jay carney was asked about it yesterday as the campaign -- as the president was making his way out west for some fund-raisers and carney said, yeah, the president is an avid sports fan and
jay carney was asked about it yesterday as the campaign -- as the president was making his way out west for some fund-raisers and carney said, yeah, the president is an avid sports fan and
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for example, today i should mention that jay carney mentioned that the president called nyu medical center, and you'll recall there they lost their generator, and the president called to thank two doctors who helped bring 200 patients to safety during the storm and said this is the way americans come together they will try to end their campaigns on a high note, while trying to make some slight digs -- not slight -- digs, and the others for the negative ads, for attacks in the closing days, and you can't expect the campaign to turn off just because there's been a storm despite the loss of life i'm sure they will avoid politics. it will be focused exclusively on the storm, both men for various reasons, suzanne. >> thank you, jessica. >>> romney today urging reporters to keep the victims of the storm in his thoughts and prayers. romney, is he back on the campaign trail in florida, as you know. a rally in tampa earlier today, and told the odd wrens if you have an extra dollar or two, send them to the folks affected by the storm. he also reached out to voters struggling in the sluggish economy.
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>> reporter: jay carney was asked about whether or not the white house authorized these leaks, and he said no, that the white house goes to extreme pains here to make sure that all of this information is kept classified, this sensitive information does not get out of where it should be because they realize the consequences to national security. but nonetheless, this kind of response has not allayed some of the concerns up on capitol hill, and lawmakers are trying to figure out how this information, rather, got out into the public. >> dan lothian live at the white house this morning. >>> the woman who signed off on jpmorgan's risky investments is back under the microscope today. you may remember ina drew, the former chief investment officer at the nation's largest bank. she made home run than $15 million in 2010, but she lost her job last month, officially retiring after her department at jpmorgan chase lost $2 billion on risky investments. but she's in line to receive a cement package worth nearly $15 million, and lawmakers are demanding answers. at this hour, a banking regulator test
>> reporter: jay carney was asked about whether or not the white house authorized these leaks, and he said no, that the white house goes to extreme pains here to make sure that all of this information is kept classified, this sensitive information does not get out of where it should be because they realize the consequences to national security. but nonetheless, this kind of response has not allayed some of the concerns up on capitol hill, and lawmakers are trying to figure out how this...
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press secretary jay carney said wednesday any suggestion that this administration has authorized intentional leaks of classified information for political gain is grossly irresponsible. president obama's national security successes like killing osama bin laden and taking out a number of other al qaeda leaders are a political asset in an election year. republicans are, no doubt, trying to tarnish those accomplishments, but concerns about the leaks are bipartisan. dianne feinstein, the democratic chair of the intelligence committee says she was, quote, deeply disturbed of the leaks to the media. economy carl levin are discussing a joint hearing into the leaks. and the fbi is investigating this as well. two republican senators, senator mccain as well as saxby chambliss are calling for special council to investigate it, wolf. the white house has made a big deal on clamping down in the past on somely, but at least on these they're silent in terms of talking about how they'll cooperate with an investigation on these hearings. >> some of these details are almost breathtaking when i've been reading
press secretary jay carney said wednesday any suggestion that this administration has authorized intentional leaks of classified information for political gain is grossly irresponsible. president obama's national security successes like killing osama bin laden and taking out a number of other al qaeda leaders are a political asset in an election year. republicans are, no doubt, trying to tarnish those accomplishments, but concerns about the leaks are bipartisan. dianne feinstein, the democratic...
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in fact, we were told by white house spokesman jay carney that once the president does get here to the white house, he will be convening a meeting in the white house situation room with his top emergency management officials. some will be coming in via video conference. others will be here in person. this is in addition to some of the briefings that the president has been getting over the weekend, including one yesterday at fema where the president went in person and promised that the federal government would do whatever it takes to help out. >> my message to the governors as well as to the mayors is, anything they need, we will be there. and we're going to cut through red tape. we're not going to get bogged down with lot rules. we want to make sure that we are anticipating and leaning forward into making sure that we've got the best possible response to what is going to be a big and messy system. >> reporter: and that is the message we are told that the president conveyed to a number of governors in those impacted areas, those potentially impacted areas. the president, again, promisin
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jay carney says he has yet to see the ad. >> simply saying i have not seen this, so how could i possibly assess it without -- >> will you assess it later? >> if you ask me tomorrow, sure. >> reporter: tomorrow is now today, and jay carney has been asked about this ad repeatedly by a number of reporters. no assessment from carney. the white house as well as the campaign distancing themselves from the super pac ad. a spokesperson says they have no knowledge of soptic's story. we know he told his personal story on an obama campaign call in may, a call that stephanie cutter, the deputy manager of the campaign was on. >> brianna, stand by. bill burton is here, founder of priorities usa action. you're responsible for this ad, is that right? >> that's right. >> you stand by it? >> absolutely. >> you make a serious allegation, in effect suggesting that the republican presidential nominee in effect is responsible for the death of this woman. >> that's absolutely not true. >> he is not responsible. >> you're absolutely right, he is not. that's not what the ad suggests. >> what is the message of th
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let's hear what white house press secretary jay carney said today about these charges. >> we continue to communicate at all levels with the egyptian government, our grave concerns regarding the crackdown against ngos in europe. we have underscored how serious these actions are. we said clearly these actions could have consequences with our relationship, particularly assistance programs. so we'll continue to work with the egyptians. >> reporter: this is the rub, michael. the u.s. really wants to work with this new egyptian government. the egyptian military has said it plans to hand over to its new government. there are lots of assistance at stake and billions of dollars for the ims that the u.s. would have to sign on. the u.s. is really put in a dilemma. they want to assist egypt but they can't with these consequences. you heard from the lawmakers of the obama administration to cut that assistance. >> you're not talking peanuts, either, it's $103 billion. that's a pretty decent size stick, but the military rules at the moment, there is a sense that they're trying to act top given the p
let's hear what white house press secretary jay carney said today about these charges. >> we continue to communicate at all levels with the egyptian government, our grave concerns regarding the crackdown against ngos in europe. we have underscored how serious these actions are. we said clearly these actions could have consequences with our relationship, particularly assistance programs. so we'll continue to work with the egyptians. >> reporter: this is the rub, michael. the u.s....
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>> reporter: in a statement, press secretary jay carney said it was still a provocative act by north korea and will only serve to isolate the country further. it threatens regional security and violates international law. even though it's not surprising that north korea would take the action, yes, it's surprising they admit the rocket launch failed. but north korea has a pattern of aggressive behavior. it's not surprising they should do this. any missile activity by the country, whether it fails or doesn't fail, any attempt is going to be a concern of the national community. so the white house has to keep watching this. u.s. remains committed to the region according to the statement. and he said that president obama is ready to engage constructively with north korea. but they have to live up to their commitments first, carol. >> and, of course, this is having an impact on the political race. mitt romney came out and criticized the president's policies on north korea. tell us more. >> reporter: well, certainly. as far as mitt romney and most others are concerns, he's the presumptive r
>> reporter: in a statement, press secretary jay carney said it was still a provocative act by north korea and will only serve to isolate the country further. it threatens regional security and violates international law. even though it's not surprising that north korea would take the action, yes, it's surprising they admit the rocket launch failed. but north korea has a pattern of aggressive behavior. it's not surprising they should do this. any missile activity by the country, whether...
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while you have white house officials like jay carney say this strikes an appropriate balance, one religious leader says this gives them an extra year to violate their conscience, so you can see the struggle between the two sides here. >> it will be a big political fight, no doubt about that. thanks very much. brianna. >>> mitt romney heads to minnesota. will michele bachmann endorse him? the former candidate will join me live. jack cafferty answers your e-mail. the best part of any great meal? delicious gourmet gravy. and she agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious, satisfying taste of gourmet gravy every day. fancy feast. the best ingredient is love. ...we inspected his brakes for free. free is good. free is very good. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> jack cafferty is back with koich koich. >> does newt gingrich have a problem with women? exit polls yesterday in florida showed twice as many women voted for romney. >> the one i'm married to doesn't like and bob in new york writing, wrong question, jack. newt doesn't have a problem with women. he marries,
while you have white house officials like jay carney say this strikes an appropriate balance, one religious leader says this gives them an extra year to violate their conscience, so you can see the struggle between the two sides here. >> it will be a big political fight, no doubt about that. thanks very much. brianna. >>> mitt romney heads to minnesota. will michele bachmann endorse him? the former candidate will join me live. jack cafferty answers your e-mail. the best part of...
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jay carney says president obama believes the club needs a course direction. >> the president believes that women should be admitted. >> the president and mitt romney agree on this. mitt romney said if he were running augusta international, women would allowed as members. >> the head of ibm does play golf. we have not heard what she says about this. but in the rarefied era of american business there are not many women at top spots and it puts ibm in a tough spot. >> she could be a game changer. >> her job is to return shareholder value, not make history at the masters. we'll see how that pans out. >> it still would be nice. >>> new video came in overnight of the coast guard blasting away at the ghost ship. it was unlit, unmanned, just drifting around out there. the coast guard said it was posing a navigation threat for other vehicles in the area. so they took it down. >> at home with the fishes now. >>> forget the $10 million chandelier, after comparing himself to a really expensive light fixture, keith olbermann puts a much higher price tag on what he's worth. we'll have all those det
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. >> foreign policy, obama's press secretary jay carney telling a reporter this about syrian students firing on peaceful protesters. >> if the regime continues the international community will have to admit defeat and work to address the serious threat to peace and stability being perpetrated by the assad regime. >> crystal, was he giving up on syria? >> it sounds like it, kyra. it sounds like when you look at the president's foreign policy approach, unlike what vice president biden said, he doesn't govern with a big stick, he looks at foreign policy with a twig. syria has been blowing up assad has conducted a bloody attack on his own people over 7000 syrians are dead, this has been going on for a year. the president and his secretary of state the entire administration has been very slow in condemning assad, that should have happened a year ago, calling for him to step aside. we saw this happen in egypt and libya. this president likes to sit on the sidelines, like hamlet, broad and think what he will do. brood. he'll talk about what is going on with mr. chen. we are a super power, wha
. >> foreign policy, obama's press secretary jay carney telling a reporter this about syrian students firing on peaceful protesters. >> if the regime continues the international community will have to admit defeat and work to address the serious threat to peace and stability being perpetrated by the assad regime. >> crystal, was he giving up on syria? >> it sounds like it, kyra. it sounds like when you look at the president's foreign policy approach, unlike what vice...
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issue with the president's leadership in connection with this and today white house press secretary jay carney responded to that saying they're politicizing this. >> it's a ridiculous assertion that trivializes. >> both the very serious nature of the endeavor that our military has engaged in in afghanistan and the very serious nature both of the work that the secret service does and the political nature of the institution, the -- and the seriousness of the investigation under way with regard to the secret service in the military and the incident in colombia. >> reporter: but by and large, wolf, most government officials including republicans are holding fire while the investigation continues. ann sullivan enjoys the support of important republicans, peter king and darryl issa. >> brianna keilar at the white house. >>> congressmen continue to demand answers about the secret service prostitution scandal and why it was allowed to happen. joining us now the chairman of the house homeland security committee congressman peter king. congressman, what can you tell us about these two secret serv
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of course, the spokesman jay carney was asked about that. "any suggestion that this administration authorized intentional leaks of classified information for political gain is grossly irresponsible." it is a political football, even some on political are asking for an independent investigation outside of the fbi. the likelihood of that? >> there are several investigations looking into it. senator john mccain rarely holds back. today we heard from other senators who said that's just not the case. we don't believe, democrat senators, we don't believe these leaks are coming from the top ranks of the white house. senator john carey one of them. senator feinstein spoke with our colleague wolf blitzer last night. >> it's dismayed our allies. it puts american lives in jeopardy. it puts our nation's security in jeopardy. if you look at terrorism, intelligence is fundamental to knowing what's going to happen and prevent it from happening in the first place. so i think the fbi should continue its investigation. we are going to do ours. >> she is going
of course, the spokesman jay carney was asked about that. "any suggestion that this administration authorized intentional leaks of classified information for political gain is grossly irresponsible." it is a political football, even some on political are asking for an independent investigation outside of the fbi. the likelihood of that? >> there are several investigations looking into it. senator john mccain rarely holds back. today we heard from other senators who said that's...
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carney, white house spokesman, questions about the timing saying that this has to be more than just a coincidence. but he pushed back hard saying that this was something that was in the works for months. >> i'm sure he did. all right. thanks very much, dan lothian, on the scene for us in ohio. >>> this just coming in to "the situation room" right now. record fund raising for the romney campaign. we're learning the campaign and the republican national committee raised at least, get this, at least $100 million in the month of june alone. our political editor, is joining us with more on what's going on. big numbers for the romney campaign. what's the latest, paul? >> very big numbers. remember in june he had some big fund raising through other states. go back to may, remember, mitt romney and the rnc raised $77 million and they outraised the democratic national committee. i was at a briefing with obama campaign officials about two weeks ago with our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. at that briefing obama campaign officials said, guess what, we will get outraised again i
carney, white house spokesman, questions about the timing saying that this has to be more than just a coincidence. but he pushed back hard saying that this was something that was in the works for months. >> i'm sure he did. all right. thanks very much, dan lothian, on the scene for us in ohio. >>> this just coming in to "the situation room" right now. record fund raising for the romney campaign. we're learning the campaign and the republican national committee raised at...
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white house press secretary jay carney released this statement. quote, due to deteriorating weather conditions in the washington area, the president will not attend today's campaign event in orlando. the president will return to the white house to monitor the preparations for and early response to hurricane sandy. and nearly half of a million people have been evacuated from homes in low-lying areas up and down the east coast. in new york, where forecasters say an 11-foot storm surge could cause catastrophic damage tonight, and into tomorrow, mass transit is shut down along with wall street, and public schools, as well. in new jersey, and philadelphia, shelters have been opened. and thousands of cots are being prepared for all of the evacuees. the oncoming storm also causing airlines to cancel more than 7,000 flights in the northeast alone. that's triggering delays across the country, with the ripple effect hitting travelers as far away as paris, soledad. can you believe that? >> i believe it. because, the conditions continue to deteriorate, you ca
white house press secretary jay carney released this statement. quote, due to deteriorating weather conditions in the washington area, the president will not attend today's campaign event in orlando. the president will return to the white house to monitor the preparations for and early response to hurricane sandy. and nearly half of a million people have been evacuated from homes in low-lying areas up and down the east coast. in new york, where forecasters say an 11-foot storm surge could cause...
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today jay carney, the white house secretary, couldn't remember the name of the american border patrol agent who lost his life with these guns. eric holder has maintained nor the white house nor senior justice departments were involved with fast and furious. now they've claimed executive privilege on the documents they don't want to give to congress, which can only be claimed if senior officials of the administration or white house were involved. were they lying then or being obstructive now? obama care was 2,700 pages -- >> hilary, hold your thought. >> ended by attorney general holder. he did not promote this program. he ended this program. >> all right, guys. we got to leave for commercial. >> killed people through the obama administration. >> the program started during the bush administration and ended in the obama administration. the death of that patrol guard unfortunately and all of us are -- feel his grief, the grief of the the family occurred during the obama administration. all of that stopped and that's what this investigation is all about right now. thanks very much, guys.
today jay carney, the white house secretary, couldn't remember the name of the american border patrol agent who lost his life with these guns. eric holder has maintained nor the white house nor senior justice departments were involved with fast and furious. now they've claimed executive privilege on the documents they don't want to give to congress, which can only be claimed if senior officials of the administration or white house were involved. were they lying then or being obstructive now?...
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>> wolf, earlier in the week when white house spokesman jay carney was asked for reaction on this matter he said the white house did not want to weigh into what he considered a local law enforcement matter, but i can tell you an aide told me that the president had been thinking about this in personal terms now for some time and when he was asked a question about it today he jumped. >>. >> reporter: more often than not president obama dodges questions that reporters shout his way, but after naming his choice to head the world bank, mr. obama did respond when asked about the trayvon martin case. it got personal. >> my main message is to the parents of trayvon martin. if i had a son he'd look like trayvon, and when i think about this boy i think about my own kids. >> with the justice department now involved -- >> reporter: and a wave of national emotion that has sparked protests in civil communities, the president chose his words carefully to avoid, he said, impairing the investigation. >> i think all of us have to do some soul-searching to figure out how does something like this happen and
>> wolf, earlier in the week when white house spokesman jay carney was asked for reaction on this matter he said the white house did not want to weigh into what he considered a local law enforcement matter, but i can tell you an aide told me that the president had been thinking about this in personal terms now for some time and when he was asked a question about it today he jumped. >>. >> reporter: more often than not president obama dodges questions that reporters shout his...
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listen to what jay carney said yesterday. >> there are ways to help resolve this issue that ensures that we provide that important preventive service, that health care coverage, to all women and in a way that also tries to allay some of the concerns. >> reporter: now, they're trying to find obviously some middle ground here. this is the new change. but there is a huge open question and that is what is the middle ground going to look like. we don't know at this point. but expect for to come to be here in the next few days maybe because this is something that the white house really wants to move past. this has been brewing now for a couple of weeks. >> brianna keilar, thanks so much. >>> what kind of person throws some attitude at the commander of all special ops forces? yells at him even? we'll tell you later. really expensive.ity systeme so to save money, we actually just adopted a rescue panther. i think i'm goin-... shhh! we find that we don't need to sleep that much. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. so i wasn't playing much
listen to what jay carney said yesterday. >> there are ways to help resolve this issue that ensures that we provide that important preventive service, that health care coverage, to all women and in a way that also tries to allay some of the concerns. >> reporter: now, they're trying to find obviously some middle ground here. this is the new change. but there is a huge open question and that is what is the middle ground going to look like. we don't know at this point. but expect for...
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here's what white house press secretary jay carney said about this. >> what is he not willing to do is to look the american people in the eye and claim that there is a strategy by which he can guarantee the price of gas will be $2.50 at the pump. any politician who does that is lying. >> so obviously, that is a dig at newt gingrich. this is a real problem, right? 54% of people believe a president can do a lot to control gas prices. economists say that it's not true. we've had several of them on here that there's not much that a president can do. but how does president obama deal with this issue? because the american people public believes he can do something about it. >> exactly. it's a very difficult situation. he's made clear that he's doing everything he can in his power to take care of the situation in terms of an all of the above energy approach. in terms of drilling here in the u.s., in terms of oil production and gas production here in the u.s., the president is doing everything he can to up the ante here. but it's all the speculation and all the concern about oil in the mideast
here's what white house press secretary jay carney said about this. >> what is he not willing to do is to look the american people in the eye and claim that there is a strategy by which he can guarantee the price of gas will be $2.50 at the pump. any politician who does that is lying. >> so obviously, that is a dig at newt gingrich. this is a real problem, right? 54% of people believe a president can do a lot to control gas prices. economists say that it's not true. we've had...
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jay carney focused on what has been a tight race. >> we have always believed that this will be a very close race and that it continues to be the president's belief, as well as the belief of those around him. so dp that helps in terms of our assessment of things, that's how we view it. >> reporter: here's how the romney campaign views it. this memo to supporters from its chief pollster. quote, don't get too worked up about the latest polling. while some voters will feel a bit of a sugar high from the convention, the basic structure of the campaign has not changed significantly. the reality of the obama economy will reassert itself as the ultimate downfall of the obama presidency and mitt romney will win this race. the polls didn't appear to take any of the punch out of governor romney's stump speech. >> forward is his campaign's slogan. i think forewarned is a better term. >> reporter: but it's more than just an uptick in the president's polling numbers. for the first time since april, the democrats outraised republicans. more than $114 million last month for the reelection effort. onl
jay carney focused on what has been a tight race. >> we have always believed that this will be a very close race and that it continues to be the president's belief, as well as the belief of those around him. so dp that helps in terms of our assessment of things, that's how we view it. >> reporter: here's how the romney campaign views it. this memo to supporters from its chief pollster. quote, don't get too worked up about the latest polling. while some voters will feel a bit of a...